February 20
5 Hours
It snowed the previous night and the school was on delay. It didn't affect me; the delayed opening was my normal coming in time. Naturally, there was little traffic and I got on campus 30 minutes before the library opened. I walked around campus, then wondered what to do for the next 20 minutes. A mockingbird sitting in a holly tree caught my eye, the sky was blue, the air pleasantly crisp, and I found my entertainment. Fifteen minutes were used to watch the bird hide from me, pop out of the bushes, peck at the ground, ignore other birds that wanted to socialize, and return to the holly tree. When I went back to the library, the doors were locked, but someone was there to let me in, except after such an invigorating morning, I didn't want to work inside. Too bad for me. I eventually got over it.
Later, I asked if I could take the iPad to the student center and offer reference assistance there. With enthusiastic permission, I printed a sign, gathered a sign stand and iPad, and off I went. Now, I enjoy public speaking, but am less comfortable walking up to people and starting a conversation. I thought about what I would like as a student, and decided I needed to do more than sit at a table with a sign; I needed to make first contact.
So I smiled, walked up to someone who was near other people, and said, "Hi! I wanted to let you know that if you need any help finding journal articles, maybe for an English paper, I'll be here for a while. I'm from the library and came here so you don't have to walk over there."
Well, I'm not sure I was that concise or clear, but they got the idea of what I was trying to say. I repeated the introduction at a few places around the student center, then sat at a table and let my sign do the talking. I had one person come ask me for help finding psychology articles and later a classmate came up and asked the student what was going on.
One question for one hour's work on a new project is more than I expected. I plan to go back next week.
Later, I asked if I could take the iPad to the student center and offer reference assistance there. With enthusiastic permission, I printed a sign, gathered a sign stand and iPad, and off I went. Now, I enjoy public speaking, but am less comfortable walking up to people and starting a conversation. I thought about what I would like as a student, and decided I needed to do more than sit at a table with a sign; I needed to make first contact.
So I smiled, walked up to someone who was near other people, and said, "Hi! I wanted to let you know that if you need any help finding journal articles, maybe for an English paper, I'll be here for a while. I'm from the library and came here so you don't have to walk over there."
Well, I'm not sure I was that concise or clear, but they got the idea of what I was trying to say. I repeated the introduction at a few places around the student center, then sat at a table and let my sign do the talking. I had one person come ask me for help finding psychology articles and later a classmate came up and asked the student what was going on.
One question for one hour's work on a new project is more than I expected. I plan to go back next week.
Questions of the Day
I need references for my paper for English class.
I need references for my paper for English class.
Are there computers that I can print from?
I need information on this author for my English paper.
Where is a computer that I can print from?
Where do prints go?
Is there a new password for the databases?
I can't find these forms online. (I showed the student where they are.) How do I print them?
I need references for my paper for English class.
Are there computers that I can print from?
I need information on this author for my English paper.
Where is a computer that I can print from?
Where do prints go?
Is there a new password for the databases?
I can't find these forms online. (I showed the student where they are.) How do I print them?
February 22
5 Hours
When I came in, there was a stack of books next the reference computer. After making sure they were checked in, I started to shelve them. I left some sitting on the desk while I shelved a different section. When I came back, I had my first question of the day.
Later in the day, I had a student that I had helped last week tell me that he wanted to try it on his own this time. Good for him! That's why I take so much time explaining the process the first time they ask – to give them an idea of how to do it on their own.
Later in the day, I had a student that I had helped last week tell me that he wanted to try it on his own this time. Good for him! That's why I take so much time explaining the process the first time they ask – to give them an idea of how to do it on their own.
Questions of the Day
These are the books I need! (Student points to pile of books on desk.) Can I use them? Do you have an example of in-text citations?
The computer log in won't work.
Is XYZ here today? What's the best way to contact him?
Where do the prints go?
The catalog computer isn't on the right screen.
How do I use the catalog?
I need books on how death affects children.
I need books on Marilyn Monroe, especially on her death.
Can you check out books?
Can you check out books?
Can you check out books if you aren't a student?
I need information on the history of instrumentation amplifiers that use silicon and doping. I don't want datasheets or any of the results that come up in the database. I want information on how they are designed. I know this is a doctoral level topic, but I'm hoping to find an introduction.
Where can I print?
You helped me before. I need a book on the first automobile.
How do I choose three articles from all these that I selected?
The printer only printed half of my paper.
Where can I print?
I need any information on indigenous Australians. (The search returned over 2,000 results.) What about indigenous Australians and museums?
I need articles on nail biting for my psychology project.
The computer log in won't work.
Is XYZ here today? What's the best way to contact him?
Where do the prints go?
The catalog computer isn't on the right screen.
How do I use the catalog?
I need books on how death affects children.
I need books on Marilyn Monroe, especially on her death.
Can you check out books?
Can you check out books?
Can you check out books if you aren't a student?
I need information on the history of instrumentation amplifiers that use silicon and doping. I don't want datasheets or any of the results that come up in the database. I want information on how they are designed. I know this is a doctoral level topic, but I'm hoping to find an introduction.
Where can I print?
You helped me before. I need a book on the first automobile.
How do I choose three articles from all these that I selected?
The printer only printed half of my paper.
Where can I print?
I need any information on indigenous Australians. (The search returned over 2,000 results.) What about indigenous Australians and museums?
I need articles on nail biting for my psychology project.
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